The NFL Divisional Playoff games produced big ratings for both Fox and CBS this past week. But CBS had the big ratings winner, the AFC game where the New England Patriots defeated the Denver Broncos. Along with its usual strong lineup of shows, the game helped power CBS to victory in both the Household ratings and the key 18-49 demo.
In HH CBS had an average rating of 8.3 and a 13 share, with Fox at 5.0/8, ABC 4.4/7, NBC 4.2/7, Univision 1.7/3, CW 0.9/1, Telemundo and Ion 0.7/1, TeleFutura 0.3/0 and Azteca America and EstrellaTV 0.1/0.
In 18-49 CBS was at 3.7/1, Fox 3.2/8, ABC 2.2/6, NBC 2.0/5, Univision 1.4/4, Telemundo 0.6/2, CW 0.5/1, Ion and TeleFutura 0.3/1 and EstrellaTV and Azteca America 0.1/0.
Here are the week’s top 20 programs:
The Nielsen Company Broadcast Ranking Report | ||||||
Network primetime (Live + SD) week of 01/09/12 – 01/15/12 | ||||||
Rank | Program | Network | HH Rating | HH Share | 2+ Audience (000) | |
1 | AFC DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF-SA(S) | CBS | 18.5 | 30 | 34161 | |
2 | FOX NFC PLAYOFF-PST-SUN(S) | FOX | 13.4 | 21 | 23753 | |
3 | NCIS | CBS | 12.7 | 19 | 21032 | |
4 | GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS(S) | NBC | 10.2 | 16 | 16851 | |
4 | NCIS: LOS ANGELES | CBS | 10.2 | 16 | 16602 | |
6 | BIG BANG THEORY, THE | CBS | 9.5 | 15 | 16130 | |
7 | PERSON OF INTEREST | CBS | 8.8 | 14 | 14858 | |
8 | MENTALIST, THE | CBS | 8.5 | 14 | 13647 | |
9 | ROB | CBS | 7.8 | 12 | 13468 | |
10 | BLUE BLOODS | CBS | 7.6 | 13 | 12075 | |
11 | MODERN FAMILY | ABC | 7.3 | 11 | 12115 | |
12 | UNFORGETTABLE | CBS | 7.2 | 12 | 11202 | |
13 | UNDERCOVER BOSS | CBS | 7.0 | 10 | 11589 | |
14 | GREY’S ANATOMY | ABC | 6.9 | 11 | 10711 | |
15 | CSI: NY | CBS | 6.8 | 11 | 10602 | |
16 | CASTLE | ABC | 6.5 | 10 | 9764 | |
17 | SIMPSONS | FOX | 6.4 | 10 | 11482 | |
18 | FOX NFC PLAYOFF-SA PST GM(S) | FOX | 6.0 | 10 | 10083 | |
18 | GOOD WIFE, THE | CBS | 6.0 | 9 | 9450 | |
20 | PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS(S) | CBS | 5.9 | 9 | 8875 | |
Source: The Nielsen Company |